The title is not referring to Michael Jackson's monkey but to a night in the pleasant company of our good friends, tasting Spanish bubbles, Cava, and subsequent visits to winebars.We were presented to six different cavas with accompanying tapas by the sommelier Sergi Castro from the Spanish Cava Institute.
The Cordorniu is 70% chardonnay, 15% Parellada, 15% Macabeo/Xarel.lo, aged for 12 months on lees. Very light, with fine bubbles. An ok match but think it better as an unaccompanied aperitif.
Second Colomer 1907 Brut Reserva made with Macabeo, Xarel.lo, Parallada (local grapes) served with breaded prawn and romesco sauce. K found that it went better with the sauce alone, without the prawn
Then two rosés; Juvé & Camps Brut Rosé - 100% pinot noir and Segura Viudas Lavit Rosado – 80% Trepat, 10% Monastrell, 10% Garnacha, served with a glaced salmon with grapes. The salmon was a bit too fishy and the sweet grapes didn't help. Without the grapes particularly the Segura Viudas was good.
The fifth cava was Cava Imperial Brut Gran Reserva de Gramona. This cava is made from 50% Xarel.lo, 40% Macabeo, 10% Chardonnay and finished with a dash of rum from old barrels. It was accompanied with a toast with roasted ham and paprika and garlic chips which it stood up to very well. A scent of peach stones/almonds both in the nose and mouth. This was the best glass of the night.
Last we had en extra seco de Vallformosa with a rice pudding laced with green tea and a center of jellyed peach. This too was a very good match.
The tasting had started quite early and here we were, still a bit hungry and certainly a bit bubbly.
First we went to the Tire Bouchon – a very nice wine bar in "pisserenden" but the kitchen was overbooked and we had to make do with a glass of Saint Damien 2009 Gigondas for T and a Ladoix 2009 for K. The Gigondas still had too hard tannins to be really enjoyable, but both were good glasses.
On we went to R, another good wine bar, and had two plates; one with cold cuts and one with cheese. To drink a very nice and beautifully aged Corton-Charlemagne 1999, Domaine Rapet Pere & Fils. Just what the doctor ordered.
The bartender complained that he was not charging enough, when we paid the bill, but that was certainly subject to a different opinion from our side. On one hand he was right - when compared to prices you pay in Denmark for wine when dining out, but when you compare to southern countries that we have just visited, it is not.
Second Colomer 1907 Brut Reserva made with Macabeo, Xarel.lo, Parallada (local grapes) served with breaded prawn and romesco sauce. K found that it went better with the sauce alone, without the prawn
Then two rosés; Juvé & Camps Brut Rosé - 100% pinot noir and Segura Viudas Lavit Rosado – 80% Trepat, 10% Monastrell, 10% Garnacha, served with a glaced salmon with grapes. The salmon was a bit too fishy and the sweet grapes didn't help. Without the grapes particularly the Segura Viudas was good.
The fifth cava was Cava Imperial Brut Gran Reserva de Gramona. This cava is made from 50% Xarel.lo, 40% Macabeo, 10% Chardonnay and finished with a dash of rum from old barrels. It was accompanied with a toast with roasted ham and paprika and garlic chips which it stood up to very well. A scent of peach stones/almonds both in the nose and mouth. This was the best glass of the night.
Last we had en extra seco de Vallformosa with a rice pudding laced with green tea and a center of jellyed peach. This too was a very good match.
The tasting had started quite early and here we were, still a bit hungry and certainly a bit bubbly.
First we went to the Tire Bouchon – a very nice wine bar in "pisserenden" but the kitchen was overbooked and we had to make do with a glass of Saint Damien 2009 Gigondas for T and a Ladoix 2009 for K. The Gigondas still had too hard tannins to be really enjoyable, but both were good glasses.
The bartender complained that he was not charging enough, when we paid the bill, but that was certainly subject to a different opinion from our side. On one hand he was right - when compared to prices you pay in Denmark for wine when dining out, but when you compare to southern countries that we have just visited, it is not.
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